A string of emails have been going around the list server on the med school campus about walmart. I think we're all in agreement that it is the evil empire. However, Walmart's success goes to show that either people are not informed, they just don't give a shit if someone else is subsidizing the low price or they're too poor to not shop there. Either way, I'm debating whether or not to order a GPS device there. Same item, low price. Hard to argue against in a free market. Maybe it would work better if we just imposed an industry standard in that everyone should get full-time hours, benefits, etc. That way, we aren't hounded for buying the cheapest product. Perhaps it goes to show the ridiculous price of health care and the toll it takes on American business. But I digress...
There have been chains of emails going around. Some have been informative and insightful. Others...well, judge for yourself.
"One day I bought some cheap sunglasses at Walmart and 2 weeks later they were broken. Another day, I bought some kind of cheap canned food and it tasted like dog food. Well, it's possible it was dog food for real, because all the cans look the same there. What if people go get drugs there and end up with dog food huh?"
You can't be serious. This sounds like a junior high argument. Maybe it's because of the european perspective. Maybe I'm just a jerk. When emailing the entire school + staff/administration, don't send out emails like this. Just don't.
-bender
haha. i actually talked to her about this. first of all, she had just aaid "oh shit!' after realizing she had replied to the entire class and not just the one person. seondly, she was kidding - trying to lighten the conversation.
ReplyDeletestill, she was very aware that it might not be seen that way by everyone...
btw. i think i need to put the walmart movie in your netflix before you buy the gps ;-)